120 Seconds to Be Elected

20062 min 30 secFilm: Fiction, Experimental

Direction: Denis Villeneuve

Production: Colette LoumèdeMatthew HornburgMark BishopSilva BasmajianJudy Gladstone

Script: Denis Villeneuve

Co-produced by the National Film Board of Canada and Marblemedia in association with Sundance, and with the financial participation of Ericsson.

A young politician has 100 seconds to convince his audience to vote for him. His speech becomes an improvisation in which he tries to capture the needs of the crowd. According to the reactions of the crowd, he changes his ideas and opinions and goes back on his promises. He focuses on seducing the audience by finding out what they want to hear. A satirical parody that shows a man abandoning his world view in hope of seducing the masses. The ideas are not an end but a means.

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  • Politics and Government > Government and Political Life

Credits


writer
Denis Villeneuve
director
Denis Villeneuve
producer
Colette Loumède
executive producer
Matthew Hornburg
Mark Bishop
Silva Basmajian
Judy Gladstone
cast
Alexis Martin
idea
Jacques Davidts
editor
Sophie Leblond
camera
Marc Larouche
sound
Juan Gutiérrez
associate producer
Maryse Chapdelaine
Nadine Simunic
production manager
Andrea Nesbitt
production accountant
Linda Darras
post-production supervisor
Renee Campbell
online editor
Françoise Laprise
Denis Pilon
colourist
Françoise Laprise
Denis Pilon
sound editor
Eric Apps
mixer
Eric Apps
line production
Douglas MacFarlane
production supervisor
Mark Wilson
Kemp Archibald
Samuel Lambert
business & legal affairs
Philippa King
business affairs administrator
Sasha Boersma
legal & business consultant
Kelly Lynne Ashton
head of accounting
Linda Pope
brand development manager
Andrew Lane
office manager
Brooke Weslak